A few years ago, though, Blackstar Amplification saw an opportunity for change, with some modern thinking. The St James range ...

[Mikremk] demonstrates this with a simple but effective amplifier using a PCL82 triode-pentode. It’s a conventional tube amplifier circuit in which the triode is a preamplifier for the pentode ...

For the electronics enthusiast a tube audio amplifier makes for an interesting and unusual project, and for that reason it’s one tackled by many. [Keri Szafir] is no exception, and she’s ...

The compact build lets you pick from a raft of licensed preamp modules designed in collaboration with a host of boutique amp brands ...

First made in 1959, this is the best-selling tube amplifier of all time. Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more Dynaco ...

From early glimpses at this little digital amplifier, it screams quality ... tapping or movement on the case transferring through the tube amps (there's a reason they're not commonly used on ...

An audio amplifier that uses both tubes and transistors. The tube circuits drive the MOSFET transistors at the output stage because transistors can generate more power with less heat and ...

“With the tap of your toe, you can, for example, switch from your module’s high-gain crunch with a 4x12 IR and Structure Mode C to the amp’s onboard clean channel through a vintage 1x12 IR and the ...

Down the pike from Schiit Audio comes the Stjarna phono pre-amplifier. According to the now mostly Texan manufacturer, Stjarna is “an all-out, limited-production all-tube design”.  We might see it as ...

One of the great pioneers of US high-end tube amps, Sampson co-founded Matchless and had recently returned to Bad Cat after a two-decade absence ...